# gleann
## Irish
### Etymology

From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos.

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ɟlʲɑun̪ˠ/
* (Galway) IPA: /ɟlʲɑːn̪ˠ/
* (Mayo, Ulster) IPA: /ɟlʲan̪ˠ/

### Noun

gleann m or f (genitive singular gleanna or glinne, nominative plural gleannta or glinnte)
* glen, valley

#### Declension

As a masculine third-declension noun:
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
gleann
gleannta
vocative
a ghleann
a ghleannta
genitive
gleanna
gleannta
dative
gleann
gleannta
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an gleann
na gleannta
genitive
an ghleanna
na ngleannta
dative
leis an ngleann don ghleann
leis na gleannta :
As a feminine second-declension noun:
bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
gleann
glinnte
vocative
a ghleann
a ghlinnte
genitive
glinne
glinnte
dative
gleann glinn (archaic, dialectal)
glinnte
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an ghleann
na glinnte
genitive
na glinne
na nglinnte
dative
leis an ngleann leis an nglinn (archaic, dialectal) don ghleann don ghlinn (archaic, dialectal)
leis na glinnte :

#### Derived terms

* Gleann Dá Loch
* Gleann Cholm Cille
* na Gleannta

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 201, page 101
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 134
* ↑ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 283, page 54
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 107, page 42

### Further reading

* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “gleann”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology

From Old Irish glenn, from Proto-Celtic *glendos. Cognate with Welsh glan (“brink, shore”) and Breton glann (“river bank”). Stokes compares Middle High German klinnen, Swiss German klänen (“to climb”), and Old Norse klunna (“cling to”).

### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Harris) IPA: /ɡ̥lãũn̪ˠ/
* (Uist, Barra) IPA: /ɡ̥lɛun̪ˠ/

### Noun

gleann m (genitive singular glinne, plural gleanntan or glinn)
* glen, valley
    Gleann Mòr na Sìthe ― the Great Valley of Peace

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1940) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. I: The dialects of the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap

### Further reading

* MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “gleann”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎, Stirling, →ISBN